It is said that he who does not read only lives once while a bibliophile lives a thousand times. image: breath-defying.deviantart.com It really doesn’t matter what type of books you read – fiction, biographies, autobiographies, college books or certification guides – as long as you read a lot and read lots of books, you will find out that every book is to some degree an autobiography. ...
image: globalstage.net It’s a short story by Leo Tolstoy about a poor man who wanted to break free from poverty. He worked extremely hard as a farmer, saved and borrowed to buy land and grow his business. And after not so long he broke free from poverty but had trouble figuring out when to slow down. He was constantly acquiring more land, and then a great opportunity came his way. ...
Today will mark my third day at the NLI Future Leaders Seminar. Nothing can be more amazing than seeing, meeting and listening to great men who have a deep passion for the positive change Nigeria needs. Men who know, personally, everyone from Chief Obafemi Awolowo to Goodluck Jonathan. I have learned about the real history of Nigeria from someone who was part of ...
We often underestimate the influence of our environment on us. And we ascribe some of nurture’s influence wrongly to nature. image: docstoc.com Ever seen a guy that looks so much like Rasaki, you’re almost sure he’ll talk like Rasaki, he’ll act like Rasaki and definitely have his mannerism. You’ve seen so many Rasaki’s you don’t think you’ll be wrong. Then he suddenly speaks and you ...
Yeah, you can be the greatest You can be the best Hall of Fame by The Script ft Will.i.am The song is one of the few songs that tell a stark truth. We all have ambitions of being the greatest at something. It could be a childhood ambition that didn't die off and often glows in our happy moments. It could be a recent ambition borne out of a desire to not just exist but live ...
First of all, I don't mean your house or car or iPad. I'm talking about your innovative creations. All the jobs I have gotten, recommendations I have gotten and awards I have gotten were because of the numerous high quality stuff I gave away. The several hours I spent after work helping other departments with their own work. The helpful tips I give away for free online. The selfless ...
image: ascrewsloose.com Yesterday, I decided to dump "nice sounding" for "more effective". I looked back at my life. I remembered 2004 when I decided to start reading at least a verse of the bible a day. It was the second toughest decision of my life, tougher than even quitting my job. Only second to my decision to pray every day. I remember the numerous midnights I would suddenly ...
In an earlier post, I had explained how to use SUM, SUMIFS and COUNTIFS. I remember not including enough screenshots or including a practice Excel file in that post. Today, I'll be showing you a very practical use of SUMIFS and COUNTIFS functions in Excel and including a sample file. Here is the Excel file with the data I'll be using for illustration. It's the sales record ...
The easiest way to get a smile is to give a smile. As human, we all have the same basic reactions/emotions. We are always fascinated by the giggle of a child. We look at a beautiful girl twice, at least. (I think for girls, they dream about a handsome guy twice, at least). We take every frank "No" too personal. We find a set of people that have a specific look attractive beyond reason. ...
It has been 52 days since quitting my job. I have only made N8,000 from the my business and spent more than double my estimated expenses. I just realized yesterday that I don't have a sales strategy. I'm still torn between doing what I enjoy and doing what will keep me from starving. By all quantitative measures, I'm 10 times worse off than when I was still an employee. People still wonder ...
We've all got our good sides and our bad sides. And we are sometimes torn between making the most of our good side and fixing our bad side. But for people like me, it's not sometimes but almost always. When your good side is uncommon and your bad side is also uncommon, your daily life can be a constant dilemma. One part wins you friends and the other part ensures they don't stick. It drives ...
Next week is going to be a special week for me. It's the week I'll be going for the NLI Future Leaders Seminar. At the start of this month, I was sent No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe and a huge anthology of mostly political and philosophical writings. After several days (and nights) reading, yesterday I was done reading the books. It marked the second time I read No ...
Left - Right: Fabulous Femi, Magical Mike, Yare Yemi & Kool Kome That's my team up there! Too bad we didn't emerge as one of the best three. Maybe I should have warned the rest of the team that I seldom win in any competition and having me head the team is a bad omen. Take Toastmasters for instance. Initially, the major reason I don't do the speech projects was that, based ...
I’m currently at the 3-day Lean Startup Machine workshop going on at iDea hub, Yaba, Lagos. Lean Startup Machine is the world's leading bootcamp on Lean Startup methodology and a global movement of entrepreneurs and innovators who are changing the way new products and businesses are built. It's an intensive three-day workshop which teaches entrepreneurs and innovators how to build disruptive ...
"Hi Mike, my name is Kenneth. Here's my business card. I'm into printing, sale of AGO & LPFO, office furniture sales and events management." I often meet people like that. And I find it hard to remember what exactly they do and even harder to recommend their services. image: terryarzt.com In today's post I'll be sharing why I chose to pick a very specific business ...
I see life as a choice between being the most you can be and acquiring the most you can get. I don't believe there is a middle ground or you can have it both ways. image: huffingtonpost.com Everyday of our lives we make decisions that push us along one of the two paths. You either make a decision because you find it financially rewarding (now or in the future) or because the ...
1. Kindle Most of the books I want to read can be cheaply bought on Amazon Kindle store. So I have ended up buying a lot of books from Amazon kindle store and read them via my Kindle app (on my android phone, iOS device, Windows tablet and laptop). 2. Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate I've been practicing hard to improve my programming and web development skills. And I have been using ...
Are you embarking on an impossible mission? One you are all alone at. No one else around you is on a similar mission. And you often feel helpless because of the overwhelming obstacles you meet, and then stupid because no one thinks you need embark on the mission. It's like going after a dragon, not to kill it, but to own it and train it. It's impossible and makes no sense. And I'm going ...
We've all met that eloquent guy who talks smoothly and with such grace that we involuntarily listen to him and fix our gaze on him. Or her. For me, it has usually been a "her". The issue most of them have is they know too much about talking smoothly and not so much about everything else. They lack some of what I call the 5 basic knowledge everyone should have. image: healyourskinthebook.com 1. ...
